Gold Coast Surf Forecast
Free surf forecast for Gold Coast, Australia — 2 surf spots. Wave height, swell, wind, tide and live buoy conditions with a 16-day outlook, no subscription, updated daily on SwellByte.
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Top-rated of 2 spots each day
ThuOct 29Burleigh Heads★★★★★2.3ftFriOct 30Burleigh Heads★★★★★3.1ftbest 9amSatOct 31Top pickBurleigh Heads★★★★★2.7ftSunNov 1Burleigh Heads★★★★★1.2ftMonNov 2Burleigh Heads★★★★★2.2ftTueNov 3Burleigh Heads★★★★★2.1ftWedNov 4Burleigh Heads★★★★★2.3ftThuNov 5Burleigh Heads★★★★★2.4ftFriNov 6Burleigh Heads★★★★★3.2ftSatNov 7Snapper Rocks★★★★★3.1ftbest 9pmSunNov 8Burleigh Heads★★★★★4.4ftMonNov 9Burleigh Heads★★★★★3.1ftTueNov 10Burleigh Heads★★★★★4.0ftbest 6pmWedNov 11Burleigh Heads★★★★★3.1ftbest 3pmThuNov 12Snapper Rocks★★★★★4.0ftbest 3pmFriNov 13Snapper Rocks★★★★★3.9ftbest 6am
Surf spots in Gold Coast
Best wind spot in Gold Coast
Where the wind is best for kitesurfing, wing foiling and windsurfing over the next few days — rated on cross-shore direction and strength in knots, not on waves.
- Sat 31 OctSnapper RocksModerate, cross-onshore, best around 15:00
- Sun 1 NovSnapper RocksModerate, cross-shore, best around 09:00
- Wed 4 NovSnapper RocksModerate, cross-shore, best around 06:00
- Sun 8 NovSnapper RocksModerate, cross-onshore, best around 18:00
Monthly conditions in Gold Coast
How often each surf size shows up by month, 2020–2024, measured near Snapper Rocks. Bars fill from the bottom by the share of days reaching each surf size; white at the top is smaller days. The percentage is the chance of a surfable day.
2–4ft4–6ft6–8ft8–12ft12ft+
Jan
90%
Feb
88%
Mar
83%
Apr
90%
May
90%
Jun
64%
Jul
70%
Aug
66%
Sep
76%
Oct
77%
Nov
63%
Dec
69%
Swell period
10s
10s
11s
10s
10s
11s
10s
10s
10s
10s
8s
10s
Water temp
78°F
79°F
78°F
77°F
74°F
71°F
69°F
69°F
71°F
72°F
73°F
75°F